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S.
Jaipal Reddy who until recently held the Information
and Broadcasting portfolio gave away awards to the
winners of 14th International Children's Film Festival
at a function held at Lalitha Kala Thoranam on the
night of 20th November 2005. Chinese film "The
Story of Xiao Yan," directed by Fang Gangliang,
bagged the Golden Elephant Award. Hayat (Iran),
the 80-minute film directed by Gholam Reza Ramezani,
won Children's Jury Golden Plague Award with a cash
prize of Rs. 50,000. The Silver Elephant for the Best
Film in the section went to the 101-minute Iranian
film, "Album," directed by Reza Heydarnejad.
The Silver Elephant for the Best Child Artiste in
this section went together to Mahsa Saeedi
(Album-Iran) and Hamed (The Squeaking Shoes-Iran).
Central
Minister S Jaipal Reddy said, "Quality
is very important while making children's films. These
children's films should teach good moral values and
motivate them. Though India is one of the best movie
producers in the world from the quantity point of
view, quality needs to improve. Indian film producers
should work towards it."
Dasari
said, "Though Government is giving around Rs.
30 lakhs as subsidy amount for each children film,
it is not even sufficient to bear the outdoor production
cost. The Government should give more financial aid
to help making good children's films. AP Film Development
Corporation is spending around 8 crores a year for
improving the standards of filmmaking."
State
minister Satyanarayana Rao said that the Government
would take all the necessary steps for improvement
of quality of children's films. Nafisa Ali said
that she would be organizing digital children's film
festival which would feature the films made by kids
in the next year.
Venkatesh,
Jackie Shroff, Suhasini, Jayasudha, Tabu and KV Ramanachari
also spoke during this occasion.
The
seven Silver Elephant Awards, which come with a Rs.
50,000 cash prize are -
| Category |
Winner |
Film |
Director |
| Best
Child Artiste |
Jahangir |
Behind
the Curtain of Fog (Iran) |
Parviz
Sheikh Tadi |
| Special
Jury Prize |
The
Dog, the General and the Birds (France) |
The
Dog, the General and the Birds (France) |
- |
| Best
Director |
Fang
Gangliang |
The
Story of Xiao Yan (China) |
Fang
Gangliang |
| Best
non-fiction film |
Children
of Nomads (India) |
Children
of Nomads (India) |
Meenakshi
V. Rai |
| Best
Animation short film |
Hello
(Australia) |
Hello
(Australia) |
Jonathan
Nix |
| Best
Live Action short film |
Once
Again Rain (Iran) |
Once
Again Rain (Iran) |
Ali
Vazirian |
Jury
details
International
Jury
Suhasini Manirathnam, Chairperson
Jury members:
Lars Berg (Norway)
Tsvetomira Nikolova (Bulgaria)
Jane Schoettle (Canada)
Gunnam Gangaraju (India)
Asian Panorama Jury
Jayasudha, Chairperson
Jury members:
Ali Shah - Hatami (Iran)
Mieke De Wulf (Belgium)
Jonathan Nix (Australia)
Manju Singh (India)
Other
related articles:
Opening function
of 14th International Children Film Festival
Premiere
of Belly Full of Dreams
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